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The Business Of Blogging

Join interior design bloggers, new media innovators, and industry leaders in design Tuesday June 3 for #IntDesignerChat Topic: The Business Of Blogging. Join the experienced professionals in blogging and those interested in learning about new media and the interior design industry. Interior Designer Chat will host design bloggers who will share their advice, experiences, and successes in a professional conversation on blogging. If you are interested in learning about new media and the interior design industry, join our global conversation @IntDesignerChat on Twitter Tuesday June 3, for our trending conversation. The Interior Designer Chat Community has shared business and inspiration to the blogging community since June of 2010. We will be discussing how Blogging has moved forward to being an important part of business in 2014.

The business of blogging, is Interior Designer Chat’s most popular topic, for design bloggers and interior designer bloggers! Invite your design bloggers friends to join us on Twitter by following @IntDesignerChat on Tuesday June 3, 2014! The Interior Designer Chat Community brings you the best in blogging and social media discussions, as we collaborate and network globally with like-minded professionals weekly. Join Interior Designer Chat on twitter, Tuesday June 3 at 6pm ET, 5p CT, 3p PDT, and 11p GMT.

How do you build, grow and nurture an online community?How are you using the power of social media for communications and connections, that are emerging into relationships? Tuesday, April 8, 2014 @IntDesignerChat will take to twitter to discuss; How to use the influence of social media to create meaningful relationships with others and maintain a consistent focus on building your brand. Surprisingly there are still designers, individuals, and companies that are resisting social media. These individuals and firms are missing out on a free opportunity to build a following.

Spotting opportunities to build your brand, requires being generous. If all you do is take, people will stop responding to you. To grow in social media you need to establish partnerships with other top influencers in your niche. And provide your audience with quality content that aligns with their interests and passions. Are you seizing opportunities to build your brand?

Social Media is powerful in that it helps to make connections, build relationships, and even build a business! Any one can hop on the social media train and reach out, get engaged and get connected. Reach out and say hello! Take the opportunity to establish new contacts and relationships. Whether you’re a professional designer, artist, architect, manufacturer, vendor, or a blogger… establishing social media influence, requires investing your time and attention to creating your brand.

Over the past several years, Interior Designer Chat has worked hard to build and grow a vibrant and interactive community on social channels including Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, LinkedIn, and Google+. Building a following takes effort and time, and there are no shortcuts.

As the days lengthen and sunshine beckons we extend our living and dining outside. Join Interior Designer Chat, Tuesday March 25, on Twitter for a global discussion on, top trends in outdoor living and entertaining for 2014. From outdoor kitchens, terraces, porches, verandas, and decks we’ll be sharing what we’re selecting for great outside living. Homeowners are expressing a high demand for designed landscapes and livable open spaces, that are both stylish and earth friendly.

Alex Haskey Valley Garden Landscapes Vaucluse Garden

Join other designers from all over the globe @IntDesignerChat Tuesday March 25 and share design advice and views on outdoor living features and design elements that are the most in-demand for 2014. We’ll focus on outdoor casual living areas for entertaining and designs for outdoor living room for people who love to live a life of luxury.

Umbrellas for Shade

Outdoor Fabrics

Barbeque Grills

Wine Refrigerators and Refrigerator

Storage for Organization

Outdoor Furniture

Outdoor Rugs

Solar Powered Lighting

Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor fireplaces

Fire Pits

Landscaping

Planters

Lanterns

Energy Efficient Outdoor Heaters

Fire Tables And Columns

Fountains

Tile

Stone

Join #IntDesignerChat Tuesday March 25 for Topic: Top Trends In Outdoor Living And Entertaining For 2014 at 6pm ET, 5pm CT, 3pm PT, and 10p GMT.

Join Interior Designer Chat on Twitter, Tuesday March 18, for our Topic: Referrals: How to Get Them And Keep Them Coming. If you want to build a continuous stream of new business, referrals from clients are important. According to the New York Times, 65% of new business comes from referrals.

No matter how big or small your company is you will have a better chance of success if your customers and referral partners are working for you by providing referrals. Referrals are a marketing tool commonly called word of mouth marketing. Historically this was used in person, but now with the internet and social media, word of mouth can be passed along on and offline.

Clients who love our work and what we do, are happy to give referrals. A recommendation from a client provides credibility and often reduces doubt in a new prospects mind. Often a client feels they are helping someone by putting them in touch with a professional “in the know” or a products that they love. Why not get people talking about you and your company? It creates an awareness, buzz, and leaves customers feeling good about your business.

Join #IntDesignerChat March 18, for our global conversation on twitter and share how you thank and reward those who refer business your way.

Referrals, do you actively seek them out or simply cross your fingers and hope they come?

What are the challenges of finding referrals?

What problems do you solve and what makes you a good choice?

How do you take the time to thank and reward those who refer business your way?

How do you influence the amount of referrals you get? What proactive approaches do you take?

What can you do to increase your referrals?

Have you ever been caught talking about a brand or a product?

What can you do to increase the buzz about your business and get people to use word of mouth marketing?

Set your iCal for #IntDesignerChat Tuesday March 18 Topic: Referrals: How to Get Them And Keep Them Coming. 6pm EST, 5pm CST, 3pm PST and 11pm GMT.

Tuesday March 4 , Interior Designer Chat’s world-class designers and design bloggers will chat, “What’s Trending In Dining Room in 2014.” From traditional to chic modern boho, to French bistro, there’s a style for everyone. Dining in style is the new gathering space in 2014. Often as designers we’re asked to combine the old and new to shape a fresh take on functionality. Dining rooms are a space to do something strong and edgy that complements what you have done in the rest of the home. Dining room decisions, involves discussions with the client, builder, architect and floor installer who “all have their opinions and input. In 2014 there has been a return to entertaining and socializing in a more formal and sophisticated manner.

Are you seeing the comeback of a formal dining room in 2014?

What are key design details you budget and plan for when designing dining rooms?

What paint colors are trending for dining rooms in 2014?

What furniture showrooms are your resources for dining rooms?

Share some of you favorite new Wallpaper designs for dining rooms?

What chic statement are you making with illuminating and lighting in the dining room in 2014?

Join #IntDesignerChat Tuesday Feb. 11, 2014 when we invite Real Estate Agents and Interior Designers, to create lasting partnerships between both industries. Real estate is not just about selling a space or property, it’s about selling a lifestyle. Buying a home is one of the most emotional purchases anyone can make. When real estate professionals work with interior designers to create imaginative living environments, consumers will be able to picture themselves at home and they won’t have to re-imagine an empty space.

Today savvy homeowners and realtors are finding that an interior designer can bring a fresh and valuable perspective to a property that can enhance its sale. Realtors and interior designers can work together to dwell or sell property. It is in the realtors best interest to bring in an interior designer when selling a home. This way the realtor can focus on selling the house and the interior designer can use their trained eye to resolve the design issue.

Besides the ability to stage a property, interior designers bring their space planning expertise and project management skills to the table. Years of working directly with a variety of clients gives an interior designer lifestyle insight and understanding to help market homes. The nature of staging is temporary. The biggest difference a professional designer can make is to see beyond the temporary, both in the visual merchandising and for the future homeowner. He or she can reinvent a space, which translates into a more saleable product.

In an effort to unite all participants in both industries, Barbara Segal will be sharing from a private preview from one of the most expensive active luxury condo developments in Chicago. She is a strong advocate for creating more synergy between the two professions. Working together, the real estate agent and the interior designer can determine what the target market is and how big is the net. It takes some professional finesse to create an environment that will sell to empty nesters or a young couple. Interior designers have experience at managing a team to get the job done and skills that translates into working with both the client and the real estate agent.

We invite Top real estate professionals and prominent interior designers to join and participate in this thoughtful discussion and visual presentations on the topic. We’ll have a global discussion of the organic relationships between real estate and interior design, internet marketing, enticing high-end buyers, and staging new developments.

Helping our clients create very personalized living environments, with a vision and all our resources of talent and expertise is focusing on giving our client the greatest experience in enhancing their lifestyle. Join #IntDesignerChat Tuesday Feb.11, 2014 for our global conversation and TOPIC: Real Estate and Interior Design Working Together To Transform Lifestyles. Follow @IntDesignerChat on Twitter and use the hashtag #IntDesignerChat at 6pm EST, 5pm CST, 3pm PST, and 11pm GMT.

Join #IntDesignerChat Twitter Chat on November 12, 2013 where Interior Designer Chat’s world-class designers, Topic is, How To Bring Style And Ingenuity To The Dining Room. The holiday’s is when we need to be at the top of our game, bring style and ingenuity to the dining room. From the best lighting, furniture, colors, accents, and colors the holiday’s is all about gathering with friends and family in the dinning room.

This week we encourage our #IntDesignerChat community to gather photo’s, blog about the holiday dining room topic and share a link on Tuesday. Mention us in your blog and we will be sure to share it. And pin on our holiday dining room pinterest. Interior Designer Chat is about helping our community share, grow, and attract clients. This weeks Interior Designer Chat will be an opportunity to share your services and talents.

What services do you provide for dinning rooms?

The Holiday’s are all about lighting. What elements do you focus on now and what are the best up-grades for the dinning room?

What entertaining tips do you suggest for dinning during the holiday’s?

What styles and ingenuity are you bringing to your clients for the dining room during the holidays?

What products are key for bringing style to the Dinning Room?

What is your favorite designer book for dining room and holiday inspiration?

Tis the season to bring glamour and holiday to the dining room. Set you iCals for November 12 for @IntDesignerChat on Twitter.

Join us Tuesday at 6pm EST, 5pm CST, 3pm PST, and 11pm GMT using the hashtag #IntDesignerChat. This is the opportunity to brag bout your services, share inspiration, and learn from leading designer from around the world. We’re offering a pinterest board to also share links of idea or upload a photo or too, share your portfolio picture. The holiday’s are for sharing, and giving.

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Join Moderator and Founder, Barbara Segal of Interior Designer Chat for the weekly twitter chat for Interior Designers, Interior Architects + Home Decor Professionals. Barbara is the President of Noir Blanc Interiors, an established Interior Design Firm and Barbara Segal & Associates a Social Media and PR Firm. Follow her at @NoirBlancDesign and @BabsSegal.